I talked to a local shop about getting them re-chromed yesterday. Then today I finally took the new bumper out of the box and found that it had no holes drilled for bumper guards. (Prior to taking my old one off, I had thought they were held on by brackets, like the front ones.) I put it on without the guards, and found I actually like the look much better. It just looks cleaner and uncluttered. I'll keep my old bumper guards just in case I change my mind.

I spent the better part of three weeks on ebay getting about 5 different car's rear bumpers to fully complete my premium bumper. The horizontal rubber parts were the hardest to find. The vertical rubber parts are now in repoduction.